Local vs remote features

Some features are not available when using fatbuildrctl with a remote Fatbuildr instance through the HTTP REST API, compared to a local Fatbuildr instance through D-Bus. The differences are represented in this table:

Features	Local D-Bus	HTTP REST API
List running and pending tasks	✅	✅
List task history	✅	❌
Build artifact	✅	✅
Watch artifact build	✅	✅
Interactive artifact build	✅	❌
List registries content	✅	✅
Delete artifact in registries	✅	✅
Create build container images	✅	❌
Update build container images	✅	❌
Open interactive shell in build container images	✅	❌
Create build environments	✅	❌
Update build environments	✅	❌
Open interactive shell in build environments	✅	❌
Generate JWT token for authentication on HTTP REST API	✅	❌
Purge tasks workspaces history	✅	❌
Create keyring	✅	❌
Renew keyring	✅	❌
Show keyring information	✅	❌
Export keyring in armored format	✅	❌

Features

Local D-Bus

HTTP REST API

List running and pending tasks

✅

List task history

✅

❌

Build artifact

✅

Watch artifact build

✅

Interactive artifact build

✅

❌

List registries content

✅

Delete artifact in registries

✅

Create build container images

✅

❌

Update build container images

✅

❌

Open interactive shell in build container images

✅

❌

Create build environments

✅

❌

Update build environments

✅

❌

Open interactive shell in build environments

✅

❌

Generate JWT token for authentication on HTTP REST API

✅

❌

Purge tasks workspaces history

✅

❌

Create keyring

✅

❌

Renew keyring

✅

❌

Show keyring information

✅

❌

Export keyring in armored format

✅

❌

This table represents the current state of Fatbuildr with HTTP REST API but it is not the targeted state, it is intended to evolve in future releases. If you miss any particular feature in fatbuildrctl with HTTP instance, please open an issue.